The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has spoken on the reported plans to use Alpha Beta Consulting or any other consultant for tax collection in Nigeria.
Oyedele made the clarification during a town hall meeting hosted by Channels Television on the proposed tax reform bills.
The Eagle Online recalls that Alpha Beta was engaged by the Lagos State Government for the collection of tax during the administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as governor.
Oyedele said at the town hall meeting: “In fact, we had a very interesting debate at the committee level.
“I wanted to put a language in the law that says no government should use a consultant to collect tax.
“We think that that is one of the biggest problems in our economy today.
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“So I can confirm to you 100 percent there is no plan whatsoever in using a consultant to do any of this.”
Oyedele said the Federal Inland Revenue Service is well-equipped to handle tax collection following the introduction of its TaxPro Max platform, adding that only minor adjustments would be needed to align the platform with the proposed reforms.
He added: “All that we need to do once we pass these bills, go to that system and amend the language, the algorithm, so that next time MTN is filing VAT returns, there is a request that says tell me the state where they have emanated from.”